rockhopper

noun — 3 senses

rockhopper

noun

Etymology From rock + hopper.

1

A rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes spp.).

2

Any of the order Archaeognatha of jumping bristletails.

3

Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle A disk on the bottom of a trawler-net that lifts when it hits a rock or bump, raising the net, preventing damage to the net or the seafloor.

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